Minutes for Annual Town and Town School District Meeting
March 3, 2015
The legal voters of the town and town school district of Greensboro will meet at Fellowship Hall in the town of Greensboro, Vermont, on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 10 a.m. to transact the following business:
Article 1:To elect a moderator to govern said town for the coming year.
TIM NISBET WAS NOMINATED BY DAVE SMITH, SECOND BY VALDINE HALL
BRIDGET MOVED THE CLERK CAST ONE BALLOT FOR TIMNISBET
Article 2: To take action on the printed report of officers.
SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY DAVE SMITH
OPENED TO THE FLOOR, THE PRINTED REPORT OF OFFIERS WAS
APPROVED AS AMENDED/CORRECTED
PAGE 26 - 2013 GRADER, ACTUAL COST PAID SHOULD BE $210,500 NOT $210,000
PAGE 53 - CRAFTSBURY COMMUNITY CARE CENTER IS A NON-PROFIT RESIDENTIAL
CARE FACILITY NOT A FULL CARE NURSING FACILITY
PAGE 22 - A CLARIFICATION ON THE DELINQUENT TAXES, THE ACTUAL AMOUNT
COLLECTED BY JUNE 30, 2014 WAS $134,645.61. THE STATEMENT OF TAXES SHOWS
THE ACTUAL TOTAL TO BE COLLECTED OF $153,088.94
PAGE 44 THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE HEALTH CENTER IS 472-3300 NOT 479-3300
PAGE 8 LIBRARY TRUSTEES, NEED TO ELECT 3 3YEAR TERMS
APPROVED AS AMENDED
AT THIS TIME TOWN CLERK, VALDINE HALL, TOOK A MOMENT TO THANK THE
FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR HELP IN MAKING TOWN MEETING HAPPEN:
KIM GREAVES AND JEANNE EISNER FOR SETTING UP, TED DONLON FOR
SETTING UP OUR SOUND, KRISTEN LEAHY AND JANE JOHNS FORHELP IN
PREPARING THE TOWN REPORT, THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST FOR USE
OF THE SPACEAND, FOUR SEASONS OF EARLY LEARNING FOR PROVIDING
LUNCH.
SUSAN WOOD TOOK THE FLOOR AND PRESENTED THE GREENSBORO AWARD.
THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT WAS WAYNE YOUNG. WAYNE WAS PRESENTED A
CLOCK AND HIS NAME WAS ADDED TO THE WALL PLAGUE.
Article 3:Shall the voters authorize the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District to appropriate and expend a budget of $ 743,598.00 (Australian Ballot)
SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY ANDY DALES
Ballot Vote: Yes 97 No 3
Article 4: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro approve the proposed Zoning By-Law changes (This will be by Australian Ballot).
SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH SECOND BY ANDY DALES
DISCUSSION ON WHAT THE CURRENT SETBACKS ARE AND WHAT THE IMPACT OF
THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD BE. HOW WILLTHE "SIGNIFICANT PORTION" BE
DECIDED, WHO DECIDES, WILL IT BE THE SAME FOR EVERYONE. WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND WHAT IS BEING
PROPOSED. PHIL GRAY ATTEMPTED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.
Ballot Vote: Yes 70 No 30
Article 5: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro authorize property tax exemption for the “Ballfield” property identified as parcel ID 005-0002 for a one year period. This will eliminate the municipal property tax due. However, the amount due for education taxes will still need to be raised and will be included in our Local Agreement Rate.
SO MOVED BY JANET LONG, SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER
JANET LONG ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE TOWN PAYING THE EDUCATION
TAX ON THE BALLFIELD. IT WAS ASKED WHO OWNED THE PROPERTY, VALDINE
STATED THAT THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MRS. OSTERHOUT AND MRS. BISHOP AND
THE TOWN HAS A LEASE TO USE THE PROPERTY AS A BALLFIELD.
ARTICLE 5 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE
Article 6:Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro elect a three (3) member Cemetery Commission.
SO MOVED BY KIM GREAVES, SECOND BY IRENE HILL
DISCUSSION ON WHAT A CEMETERY COMMISSION DUTIES WOULD BE - VALDINE
SAID THE WOULD OVERSEE THE OPERATION OF THE TOWN CEMETERIES. JANET
LONG WANTED TO KNOW IF THE TOWN CLERK COULD SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER,
VALDINE TOLD HER THAT THE TOWN CLERK COULD BUT THE TOWN TREASURER
COULD NOT.
ARTICLE 6 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE
Article 7:To elect town officers and school district officers required by law and one or more library trustees:
SELECTBOARD 3 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY SUSAN WOOD
KIM GREAVESNOMINATED WARREN HILL, SECOND BY ANDY DALES
JANET LONG NOMINATED SUSAN WOOD, SECOND BY STEPHANIE HERRICK
JANET TRAVERS NOMINATED SEAN THOMPSON (APPARENTLY WE DON’T NEED SECONDS SO THERE WASN’T ONE FOR SEAN)
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA
WARREN SPOKE FIRST FEELS IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE DIVERSITY ON BOARD HE HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, DUE TO HIS LINE OF WORK, HE IS AS ASSET WHEN REPLACING TOWN EQUIPMENT.
SUSAN HAS ENJOYED SERVING ON THE BOARD FEELS THAT BOARD HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING EFFICIENTLY.
SEAN INTERESTED IN SERVING AND SAVING MONEY, HISBACKGROUNDIS COMPUTER IT.
ERNIE FEELS ITS IMPORTANT THAT THE BEND BE REPRESENTED AND SAVING FUNDS.
ERNIE MOVED TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS, SECOND BY DAVE SMITH
116VOTES CAST- 59 NEEDED TO WIN
WAYNE YOUNG 2SEAN THOMSON 18
SUSAN WOOD 52WARREN HILL 24
SPOILED 7 (INCLUDING 2 VOTES FOR WAYNE YOUNG)
KIM GREAVES NOMINATED WARREN HILL, JANET LONG NOMINATED SUSAN WOOD, BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA, ERNEST MACHIA WITHDREW
2ND ROUND 115 VOTES CAST - 58 NEEDED TO WIN
SUSAN WOOD 87WARREN HILL 26
SEAN THOMSON 2
SUSAN WOOD WAS ELECTED
SELECTBOARD 2 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY WARREN HILL
KIM GREAVES NOMINATED WARREN HILL, JANET TRAVERS NOMINATED SEAN THOMSON, BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA, ERNEST WITHDREW
112VOTES CAST - NEEDED TO WIN 58
WARREN HILL 55 SEAN THOMSON 56
SUSAN WOOD 1
2ND ROUND 123VOTES CAST - NEEDED TO WIN 63
WARREN HILL 60 SEAN THOMSON 63
SEAN THOMSON ELECTED
SELECTBOARD (TO COMPLETE 3 YR TERM - 1 YR REMAINING) CURRENTLY HELD BY ERNEST MACHIA
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED ERNEST MACHIA, KIM GREAVES NOMINATED WARREN HILL. WARREN HILL WITHDREW - BRIDGET MOVED THAT THE CLERK CAST ONE BALLOT FOR ERNEST MACHIA
TRUSTEE OF PUBLIC FUNDS 1 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY PEGGY LIPSCOMB
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED VALDINE HALL - VALDINE WITHDREW
VALDINE HALL NOMINATED PEGGY LIPSCOMB
DAVE SMITH MOVED THE CLERK CAST ONE BALLOT FOR PEGGY LIPSCOMB
CEMETERY COMMISSION 3 YEAR POSITION
VALDINE HALL NOMINATED PATSY MERCIER
PATSY WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
CEMETERY COMMISSION 2 YEAR POSITION
PATSY MERCIER NOMINATED BRUCE BUCKLEY
BRUCE WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
CEMETERY COMMISSION 1 YEAR POSITION
MARY YOUNG NOMINATED WAYNE YOUNG
WAYNE WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
GREENSBORO SCHOOL BOARD 3 YEAR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY MAJORIEURIE
VALDINE HALL NOMINATED MARJORIE URIE, TARA REYNOLDS STATED THAT MARJORIE HADN'T BEEN ATTENDING MEETINGS AND WASN'T INTERESTED IN SERVING, VALDINE WITHDREW HER NOMINATION
TARA REYNOLDS NOMINATED CAROLYN KEHLER
CAROLYN KEHLER WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LAKEVIEW UNION DIRECTOR 3 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY JERILYN VIRDEN
DAVID KELLY NOMINATED JERILYN VIRDEN
ANNE HARBISON THOUGHT SHERRALLUMSDEN WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIATE AND NOMINATED HER - LARRY LUMSDEN DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR SHERRAL AS TO HER INTEREST IN THE POSITION, SO ANNE WITHDREW HER NOMINATION
JERILYN VIRDEN WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LAKEVIEW UNION DIRECTOR (2 YRS LEFT ON A 3 YEAR TERM) CURRENTLY HELD BY CAROLYN KEHLER
TARA REYNOLDS NOMINATED VICTORIA VON HESSERT
VICTORIA VON HESSERT WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
HAZEN UNION SCHOOL DIRECTOR 3 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY DAVID KELLY
VALDINE HALL NOMINATED DAVID KELLY
DAVID KELLY WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
FIRST CONSTABLE 1 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY RICK WALSH
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED RICK WALSH
RICK WALSH WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
SECOND CONSTABLE 1 YEAR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY MARK SNYDER
RICK WALSH NOMINATED MARK SNYDER
MARK SNYDER WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LIBRARY TRUSTEE 3 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY DONNA JENCKES
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED DONNA JENCKES
DONNA JENCKES ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LIBRARY TRUSTEE 3 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY HAROLD (HAL) GRAY
MIKE METCALF NOMINATED HAL GRAY
HAL GRAY ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
LIBRARY TRUSTEE 3 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY VIRGINIA JENKINS
DIANE IRISH NOMINATED VIRGINIA JENKINS
VIRGINIA JENKINS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
COLLECTOR OF DELINQUENT TAXES 1 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY JANET LONG
MARSHA GADOURY NOMINATED JANET LONG
JANET LONG ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
SCHOOL DISTRICT TREASURER 1 YR POSITION CURRENTLY HELD BY LORRAINE TOLMAN
MIKE METCALF NOMINATED LORRRAINETOLMAN
LORRAINE TOLMAN WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
TOWN AGENT 1 YR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY DAVID SMITH
JANET LONG NOMINATED DAVID SMITH
DAVID SMITH WAS ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
TOWN GRAND JUROR 1 YR TERM CURRENTLY HELD BY DAVID SMITH
BRIDGET COLLIER NOMINATED DAVID SMITH
DAVID SMITH ELECTED ON A VOICE VOTE
BROKE FOR LUNCH AT 12:11 WILL RECONVENE AT 1PM
OUR REPS VICKI STRONG AND SAM YOUNG UPDATED US ON WHAT THEY ARE
WORKING ON THIS YEAR, VICKI ISN'T HAPPY WITH PROPOSED EDUCATION
CHANGES -
SAM SAYS WE WILL GET LITTLE ANTENNAS ON THE PHONE POLES
THIS YEAR WHICH SHOULD INCREASE CELL PHONE COVERAGE.THE
QUESTION WAS WHAT CARRIERS WILL BE INCLUDED ON POLE ANTENNAS -
SAM STATED AT THIS TIME IT WILL JUST BE VERIZON
CLIVE GRAY COMMENTED ON THE GOVERNORS PROPOSAL TO LEVEL FUND
VERMONT CONSERVATION THIS YEAR- HE WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS
ORGANIZATION HAD A CHANCE OF GETTING WHAT HAD BEEN ORIGINALLY
PROPOSED - SAM STATED THAT WITH THIS YEARS BUDGET, THEY ARE LUCKY
TO BE AT LEVEL FUNDING
MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE EMPLOYER
PAYROLL TAX FOR HEALTH CARE
CRAFTSBURY HAD HIGHEST TEST SCORES IN STATE - WHAT CAN BE DONE TO
KEEP CRAFTSBURY AT ITS LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE IN TERMS OF TESTING -
PROPERTY TAX REFORM WHERE ARE WE -TRISH DO NOT TAX CHARITABLE
DONATIONS
WHAT IS LEGISLATURE DOING TO GET EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO WORK
TOGETHER - VICKI, JUDICIARY IS WORKING ON "EFFICIENCY" TO SEE HOW
THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE COST
WHERE DO YOU STAND ON THE MARIJUANA BILL - SAM IS CO SPONSOR OF
BILL - NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR - THERE WILL BE A SLOW
APPROACH, THE MAIN FOCUS ISN'T THE MONEY BUT THE BEST WAY TO
MONITOR SO THAT IT IS GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITIES. VICKI ISN'T IN FAVOR
OUR REPRESENTATIVES WERE THANKED FOR COMING
Article 8:Shall the voters of the Town Greensboro appropriate the following sums to the outside agencies listed below?
SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER
DAVID SMITH FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS HE HAS CALLED THE QUESTION, BUT
THIS YEAR HE THINKS WE SHOULD LOOK CLOSELY
THE FOLLOWING APPROPRIATIONS WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED ON
A VOICE VOTE
Outside AgencyAgency / Amount
Area Agency on Aging / $ 1,000
AWARE / 1,500
Beach / 2,450
Caledonia Home Health / 1,400
Clarina Howard Nichols Center / 200
Craftsbury Community Care Center / 10,000
Four Season’s of Early Learning / 9,500
Green Up / 50
Greensboro Nursing Home / 18,704
Hardwick Area Community Coalition / 500
Hardwick Area Food Shelf / 2,000
Hardwick Area Restorative Justice / 1,500
Lamoille Family / 500
Northeast Kingdom Learning Services / 250
North Country Animal League / 600
Northeast Kingdom Human Services / 800
NVDA / 572
Orleans County Historical Society / 425
Orleans County Citizens Advocacy / 800
Orleans County Court Diversion / 100
Red Cross / 250
Rescue squad / 6,467
Rural Community Transportation / 900
VT Center for Independent Living / 210
Wonder & Wisdom Seniors Program / 3,500
Total / $ 64,178
Article 9:Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro approve the following Special Appropriation requests from the Municipal Properties listed below?
Greensboro Cemeteries / $15,250Greensboro ConservationFUND / $ 2,000
Greensboro Free Library / $25,000
Greensboro Grange Bldg / $10,000
Greensboro Historical Society / $ 1,500
Greensboro Recreation / $ 1,000
Willey Beach Park / $ 3,000
Total / $57,750
SO MOVED DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY BRIDGET COLLIER
DISCUSSION: MARK SNYDER WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE $10,000 FOR THE
GREENSBORO GRANGE BUILDING WASNEEDED - HAROLD PATTEN WANTED
TO KNOW HOW THIS WOULD FIT WITH THE NOISE ORDINANCE - STEPHANIE
RESPONDED THAT EVENTS HELD THERE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE,
REFERRING TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE QUESTION. MARK WANTED TO KNOW
WHY WEWERE PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS WHEN WE ARE NOT PUTTING
MONEY INTO THE TOWNHALL. "WE'RE GOING DOWN A RABBIT HOLE WILL
AND NEED MORE ANDMORE". ANNE HARBISON THOUGHT THAT THIS
WOULD GO NICE WITH THE WILLEY BEACH - ONE OF THE NICEST PARTIES
SHE EVER WENT TO WASERIN DEZELL GRADUATION PARTY AT THE OLD
GRANGE BUILDING. PETER ROMANS THINKS THE GREENSBORO GRANGE
BUILDING IS AN INTERESTING PROJECT BUT WE HAVE MANY OTHER
PROJECTS NEEDING 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. HE DOESN'T THINK
WE SHOULD SPEND ANY MONEY ON THIS BUILDING. WE SHOULD BE
SPENDING OUR MONEY ONOTHER BUILDINGS. STEPHANIERESPONDED
THAT THE APPROPRIATIONREQUEST WAS EARMARKED FOR HANDICAP
ACCESSIBILITY, WE NEED TO MAKE THE BUILDING HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. IF WE DO NOTHING TO THIS BUILDING IT WILL
CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE, THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL TOWN HALL
BUILDING AND SHOULDBE PRESERVED. BRIDGET STATED THAT 20 OR 30
YEARS AGO PEOPLE WANTED TO LET THE CURRENT TOWN HALL BUILDING
GO AND MAKE IT APARKING LOT, NOW THE BUILDING IS FULLY USED BY THE
TOWN OFFICESAND THE SCHOOL. JUDY DALES POINTED OUT THAT WHAT
WE ARE TRYING TO DO ISBRING THE BUILDING UP TO SPECS SO THAT THE
SPACECAN BE USED. THE ONLY SPACE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS
ISFELLOWSHIP HALL AND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WE REALLY NEED
ANOTHER SPACE. PETER STATED THIS IS GOING TO BE A $200,000 PROJECT
MONEY WOULD BEBETTER SPENT IN OTHER PLACES. PHIL GRAY WAS IN
AGREEMENT WITH PETER ROMANS STATEMENT AND MOVED TO LOWER THE
AMOUNT FROM$10,000 TO $5,000, JANET LONG SECONDED. DAVE KELLY
THINKS IT IS TRAGICTHAT WE ARE TURNING OUR BACK ON OUR MOST
HISTORIC BUILDING. MARKSNYDER THOUGHT THAT SINCE WE BOUGHT THE
BUILDING FOR ONLY $8,000IT WAS A GOOD DEAL BUT ALL WE NEED IS KEEP
A GOOD ROOF ON IT. MIKELAMBERT CALLED THE QUESTION.
THE AMENDMENT TO LOWER THE $10,000 REQUEST TO$5 ,000 FAILED ON
A VOICE VOTE, THE $10,000APPROPRIATION REQUEST STAYS.
THE WILLEY BEACH PARK APPROPRIATION REQUEST, PETER SAYS THEY
TRIED TO LOWER AMOUNT BUT THEY HAVE A FEDERAL MANDATE TO MAKE IT
A PARK - PHIL WANTED TO KNOW IF THIS WAS A ONE SHOT PROPOSITION.
BRIDGET SAYS THE CHEAPEST THING IS TO PUT UP THE SIGN AND LEAVE IT
SUSAN DISAGREES WITH BRIDGET, HER UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE HAD TO
REMOVE THE GRAVEL THAT HAD BEEN PUT IN PLACE.
ALL OF THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED,
ARTICLE 9 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE.
Article 10:Shall the voters approve the proposed budget in the amount of
$1,669,296.00 which contains the necessary amount required by law and proposed expenses for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015? (This budget amount includes the outside and local appropriations requests).
SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY ANDY DALES
DISCUSSION: QUESTION ON THE AMOUNT BUDGETED VERSUS THE AMOUNT SPENT
FORGUARDRAILS IN FY14 – VALDINE EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE IN
THE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE PAVING GRANT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR. WE
ARE NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE GUARDRAILS ON ANY SECTION THAT WE
REPAVE WITH GRANT MONEY.
WHY THE INCREASE IN INSURANCE FOR CONSTABLES – VALDINE EXPLAINED
THERE WAS A RATE INCREASE. THE QUESTION AROSE AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT WE NEEDED CONSTABLES. VALDINE SAID IF THE VOTERS WANTED TO
ELIMINATE THE POSITION, WE NEEDED A PETITION TO GET ON THE WARNING
FOR A FUTURE TOWN MEETING.
ARTICLE 10 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE
Article 11: Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro approve moving any surplus, with the exception of the HRA line item, from the current fiscal year Highway Dept Budget into the HERF account in the next fiscal year?
SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY JANET LONG
DISCUSSION – JANET WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HRA AND HERF STOOD FOR.
VALDINE EXPLAINED THAT HRA WAS THE HEALTH REIMBURSEMENTACCOUNT AND
THAT THE HERF WAS THE HIGHWAY EQUIPMENTREPLACEMENT FUND. JANET
ASKED THAT NEXT YEAR THE ACTUAL WORDSBE USED AND NOT ABBREVIATIONS
ARTICLE 11 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE
Article 12:Shall the voters of the Town Greensboro approve applying surplus, including HRA monies noted in Article 11, from the current fiscal year General Fund to reduce taxes in the next fiscal year?
SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER, SECOND BY DAVID SMITH
ARTICLE 12 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE
Article 13:Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro vote to instruct the Selectboard to set the tax rate necessary to raise the specific amounts for the town on the FY2016Grand List? Taxes will be delinquent if not received in the office of the Town Treasurer by Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
SO MOVED BY JANET LONG, SECOND BY JUDY CARPENTER
DISCUSSION, VALDINE HALL PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE
TAX DUEDATE TO OCTOBER 29, 2015 AT 4 PM, AS TAXPAYERS HAVE UNTIL
OCTOBER 15TH TO FILE THEIR HOMESTEAD DECLARATIONS. JANET LONG
MENTIONEDTHAT ALL PEOPLE HAD TO DO WAS SAVE UP AND PAY AT LEAST
WHAT THEYPAID THE YEAR BEFORE. DENISE STUART, A LOCAL TAX
ACCOUNTANT, SUPPORTED THE CHANGE, STATING IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER
FOR TAX PAYER’S AS THEY WILL NO LONGER NEED TO ESTIMATE WHAT THEIR
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WILL BE IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE AN OCTOBER 15TH
FILER. NANCY LAMBERT CALLED THE QUESTION
ARTICLE 13 PASSED AS AMENDED – THE TAX DUE DATE WILL BE
OCTOBER 29, 2015 BY 4:00PM
Article 14:Shall the voters of the Town of Greensboro instruct the Selectboard to borrow money in anticipation of taxes?
SO MOVED BY DAVID SMITH, SECOND BY NANCY LAMBERT
DISCUSSION – STEPHANINE HERRICK WANTED TO KNOW IF BY EXTENDING
THE TAX DUE DATE WASN’T THIS GOING CAUSE US TO PAY MORE IN
INTEREST. VALDINE RESPONDED THAT YES IT WAS POSSIBLE.
ARTICLE 14 PASSED ON A VOICE VOTE
Article 15:Shall the voters of theGreensboro town school district approve the proposed budget of $ 44,108 which contains the necessary amounts to defray town school district expenses for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and authorize the Selectboard to set a tax rate sufficient to provide the same? Taxes will be delinquent if not received in the office of the Town Treasurer by Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
SO MOVED BY BRIDGET COLLIER SECOND BY DAVID SMITH